Search for murder weapon

Anderson County officials spent several hours searching for a gun in a swampy area near the intersection of S.C. 252 and Austin Road on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.

Members of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office dive team prepare to search for a gun in a swampy area near the intersection of S.C. 252 and Austin Road.

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A member of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office dive team emerges from a swampy area near the intersection of S.C. 252 and Austin Road after searching the water for a gun.

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A dog and handler with the Anderson County Sheriff's Office search a wooded area near the intersection of S.C. 252 and Austin Road. Officials believe that the weapon used to kill Lisa Jan Merritt of Bradley was left in the area by Merritt's husband Darrell Merritt. Merritt has been charged with his wife's death.

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A member of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office dive team emerges from a swampy area near the intersection of S.C. 252 and Austin Road after searching the water for a gun.

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A member of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office dive team searches for a gun in a swampy area near the intersection of S.C. 252 and Austin Road.

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A member of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office dive team swims through debris while searching for a gun in a swampy area near the intersection of S.C. 252 and Austin Road.

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A member of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office dive team searches for a gun in a swampy area near the intersection of S.C. 252 and Austin Road. They were searching for the weapon used to kill Lisa Jan Merritt of Bradley. Merritt's husband Darrell Merritt has been charged with the killing.

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A member of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office dive team searches for a gun in a swampy area near the intersection of S.C. 252 and Austin Road.

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Members of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office dive team search for a gun in a swampy area near the intersection of S.C. 252 and Austin Road.

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A member of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office dive team puts on his goggles before searching for a gun in a swampy area near the intersection of S.C. 252 and Austin Road.

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A state employee cuts back brush in a swampy area near the intersection of S.C. 252 and Austin Road on Thursday. Officials were searching for the weapon used to kill Lisa Jan Merritt of Bradley. Merritt's husband Darrell Merritt has been charged with the killing.

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A dog and handler with the Anderson County Sheriff's Office searches a wooded area near the intersection of S.C. 252 and Austin Road.

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A member of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office dive team searches for a gun in a swampy area near the intersection of S.C. 252 and Austin Road.